Hosted by Anthony Anderson, the Image Awards “celebrate the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature, and film, and also honors individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors.” This year’s star-studded event will take place on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and will air live on TV One.

Entertainer of the Year

Ava DuVernay

Bruno Mars

Chadwick Boseman

Chance the Rapper

Issa Rae

Jay-Z

Who will win: Issa Rae, because she’s rooting for all the black people.

Who should win: Chadwick Boseman. I’m not just saying that because I hope he’ll see this and send me tickets to the Black Panther premiere. I just know that all of black America is already so excited about the movie. Plus I am hoping that Boseman sees this and sends me tickets to the Black Panther premiere.

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Outstanding Comedy Series

Ballers (HBO)

Black-ish (ABC)

Dear White People (Netflix)

Insecure (HBO)

Survivor’s Remorse (Starz)

Who will win: Black-ish is one of the biggest shows on television, and Anthony Anderson is hosting, so they can’t have him standing there looking silly.

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Who should win:Insecure, just for dividing the country into #TeamMolly and #TeamLawrence.

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

Anthony Anderson, Black-ish (ABC)

Aziz Ansari, Master of None (Netflix)

Dwayne Johnson, Ballers (HBO)

Keegan-Michael Key, Friends From College (Netflix)

RonReaco Lee, Survivor’s Remorse (Starz)

Who will win: Anthony Anderson, because everyone watches Black-ish and it is funny. Everyone says they watch Master of None, but no one wants to admit it’s kind of boring. And not funny.

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Who should win: Ballers. I don’t watch it. I just want to see Tyrese Gibson crying in another Instagram video to Dwayne Johnson.

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

Danielle Brooks, Orange Is the New Black (Netflix)

Issa Rae, Insecure (HBO)

Loretta Devine, The Carmichael Show (NBC)

Niecy Nash, Claws (TNT)

Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish (ABC)

Who will win: Issa Rae, for bringing everyone’s homegirl to life.

Who should win: Tracee Ellis Ross. We just want to see her dress.

Outstanding Drama Series

Greenleaf (OWN)

Power (Starz)

Queen Sugar (OWN)

This Is Us (NBC)

Underground (WGN America)

Who will win: Queen Sugar, because it’s good.

Who should win: Underground, for the Harriet Tubman speech.

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

Kofi Siriboe, Queen Sugar (OWN)

Mike Colter, Marvel’s The Defenders (Netflix)

Omari Hardwick, Power (Starz)

Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us (NBC)

Terrence Howard, Empire (Fox)

Who will win: Kofi Siriboe, because women vote, too.

Who should win: Sterling K. Brown, because he made you cry that time.

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Underground (WGN America)

Kerry Washington, Scandal (ABC)

Rutina Wesley, Queen Sugar (OWN)

Taraji P. Henson, Empire (Fox)

Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder (ABC)

Who will win: Rutina Wesley, because no one even thinks of her as a vampire anymore.

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Who should win: Viola Davis, because she is Viola Davis.

Outstanding Male Artist

Brian McKnight, Genesis (SoNo Recording Group)

Bruno Mars, Versace on the Floor (Atlantic Records)

Charlie Wilson, In It to Win It (RCA Records/P Music Group)

Jay-Z, 4:44 (Roc Nation)

Kendrick Lamar, DAMN. (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope)

Who will win: Kendrick Lamar, because he might come.

Who should win: Jay-Z, but he’s not coming.

Outstanding Female Artist

Andra Day, Stand Up for Something (Warner Bros. Records)

Beyoncé, Die With You (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment)

Ledisi, Let Love Rule (Verve Label Group)

Mary J. Blige, Strength of a Woman (Capitol Records)

SZA, Ctrl (RCA Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)

Who will win: Mary J. Blige, because everyone loves Mary J. Blige.

Who should win: SZA, because she overcame an astonishing lack of vowels in her name to get the nomination.